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With the Pittsburgh Steelers 2014 season being over, why not take a look back to some of their greatest victories? With the Pro Bowl happening today, let&#039;s look back at the Steelers first Super Bowl victory which happened just over 40 years ago. On January 12, 1975 the Pittsburgh Steeler...2015-01-25 13:37:4611/4: City of Champions- Hidden Stars Abounded In Pittsburgh Steelers' 'Special' Win Over Baltimore Ravenshttp://cityofchampionssports.com/2014/11/04/hidden-stars-abounded-pittsburgh-steelers-special-win-baltimore-ravens/
There was only one Joe who had an impact in the Pittsburgh Steelers&#039; 43-23 drubbing of the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night&#8230;and he certainly wasn&#8217;t wearing purple. Speaking at halftime, &#34;Mean&#34; Joe Greene, the most dominant player in Steelers history, stated we &#34;co...2014-11-04 14:40:239/5: Steel Curtain Rising- Chuck Noll Day: 23 Facts about The Emperorhttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/09/chuck-noll-day-steelers-career-stats-trivia-super-bowls-browns.html
The US Congress has declared September 7th as âChuck Noll Dayâ in honor of the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers championship coach, who was taken from us in June of this year.As part of the celebration, Steel Curtain Rising has prepared 23 facts about Chuck Noll and the Pittsburgh Steelers squads 2014-09-05 08:35:567/19: Lombardi Ave- 48 &#x2026; 47: Green Bay Packers countdown continueshttp://lombardiave.com/2014/07/19/48-47-green-bay-packers-countdown-continues/
With 47 days left until the start of theNFLseason, our countdown to the big day continues. Thursday, Sept. 4, is the day whentheGreen Bay Packerstravel to Seattle to take on the Super Bowl ChampionSeahawks. Over the course of the next 47 days we focus on the number that represents the day...2014-07-19 10:39:167/18: NFL's Greatest- A Well Balanced Diethttp://nflsgreatest.co.nf/2014/07/a-well-balanced-diet/
After the Seahawks manhandled the Broncos in the Super Bowl, we looked at the top fifty scoring offenses and defenses in NFL history to determine if oppressive defenses really win championships more often than do monster offenses. The results were pretty much even, with offensive teams winning more 2014-07-18 13:39:397/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Pro Bowlers on NFL Champions, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-pro-bowlers-on-nfl-champions-part-ii/
Last weekend, we looked at the team with the most Pro Bowlers to win a championship. Today, we look at the reverse: the team with the fewest Pro Bowlers to win it all. As a technical matter, the Pro Bowl hasn&#8217;t always been around, so some pre-1950 teams and the 1960 Oilers (there was no [&#8232014-07-05 00:36:047/4: FootballPerspective.com- Best AV-Weighted Winning Percentages of Defensive Players and Hall of Famershttp://www.footballperspective.com/best-av-weighted-winning-percentages-of-defensive-players-and-hall-of-famers/
Yesterday, I looked at the best AV-weighted winning percentages of offensive players. Today, we examine the same numbers but for defensive players and kickers since 1960. Again, players who entered the league prior to 1960 are included, but for purposes of this study, only their 1960+ seasons count 2014-07-04 00:35:456/28: FootballPerspective.com- Most Hall of Famers on an NFL Teamhttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-hall-of-famers-on-an-nfl-team/
Today&#8217;s trivia is a straightforward one: only one team in NFL history has fielded 11 players who are currently members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Can you name that team? Some runners up: The 1953 Cleveland Browns had a HOF head coach in Paul Brown, and nine HOF players in Doug Atkins, L2014-06-28 00:35:496/18: Steel Curtain Rising- Chuck Noll - Understanding The Unassuming Steelers Legendhttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/06/steelers-chuck-noll-obituary-legacy-coaching-record-super-bowls.html
How do you summarize a legendâs life in a single article? Steelers Nationâs scribes faced just such a dilemma with the passing of Chuck Noll.How to tell the story of someone so accomplished, yet so humble; at once intelligent but unassuming; demanding while soft spoken; so devoted to singleness 2014-06-18 09:35:506/14: Steel Curtain Rising- Chuck Noll, Former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach, Passes Away at 82http://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/06/steelers-chuck-noll-obituary-coach-4-super-bowls-82-marianne.html
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, Chuck Noll has passed away at the age of 82 in his home in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. According to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Ed Bouchette, Chuck Noll has suffered from poor health for a number of years, battling Alzheimerâs, a heart condition, and severe2014-06-14 01:36:075/17: FootballPerspective.com- Best and Worst Drafts since 1970http://www.footballperspective.com/best-and-worst-drafts-since-1970/
Not all drafts are created equal. The 2014 NFL Draft was said to be very rich in talent, while last year&#8217;s iteration was considered relatively weak. We don&#8217;t have much data on which drafts scouts have labeled as &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;bad&#8221;, but I thought it might be fun to se2014-05-17 00:36:275/7: Steel Curtain Rising- Bill Nunn, Jr. Pittsburgh Steelers "Ace in the Hole" 1924-2014http://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/05/steelers-bill-nunn-obituary-1974-draft-black-colleges.html
Bill Nunn, Jr. the longest-tenured member of the Pittsburgh Steelers scouting community has passed away from complications suffered from a stroke on the eve of what would have been his 46th NFL Draft. Nunn was 89 and is survived by his wife Francis, daughter Lydell, and son Bill Nunn III.A great man2014-05-07 20:35:525/6: Steel Curtain Rising- Steelers 2014 NFL Draft Needs: Cornerbackhttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/05/steelers-2014-draft-needs-cornerback-taylor-allen-gay-depth.html
If a single credo could sum up the current state of the NFL it would be âYou Shall Pass.âLong gone are the days with running backs like Jim Brown, Gale Sayers or OJ Simpson identified teams while quarterbacks toiled in obscurity. The process got underway since the implementation of the Mel Bl2014-05-06 07:35:504/29: FootballPerspective.com- Why Aren&#8217;t Teams Better At Drafting Now?http://www.footballperspective.com/why-arent-teams-better-at-drafting-now/
The NFL Draft has emerged from an afterthought to the center of the sports world every April spring. A cottage industry of draftniks has emerged. Teams spend more time, money, and other resources on scouting than ever before. Scouting departments have grown exponentially in both size and sophisticat2014-04-29 00:35:504/17: Steel Curtain Rising- Whether Its Podlesh or Wing, Should Pittsburgh Pray for Its Punting to Stink?http://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/04/steelers-punting-history-super-bowls-newsome-miller-colquitt-walden.html
Steelers Nationâs reaction to news that the Pittsburgh Steelers had signed punter Adam Podlesh ranged from ho-hum to derision as documented by Behind the Steel Curtain.* Some of this is logical, as Adam Podleshâs punting averages were actually worse than both Mat McBriar and Zoltan Mesko.But the2014-04-17 16:35:534/2: FootballPerspective.com- The Best Kickoff Returners in NFL Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-kickoff-returners-in-nfl-history/
Two weeks ago, I looked at the best punt returners in NFL history; today, a look at the top kickoff returners. Again, we begin with a graph of the league average yards per kickoff return from 1941 through 2013. The variation here has been relatively minor, falling in a 5-yard window from 18.9 yards 2014-04-02 00:35:552/11: Steel Curtain Rising- Steelers Salary Cap Bubble: Troy Polamalu Poses a Perplexing Choicehttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/02/steelers-troy-polamalu-salary-cap-free-agent-cut-renegotiate.html
Troy Polamalu is of course not a free agent, but he enters 2014 with a very large salary cap number leading many to speculate about his future with the team.Capsule Profile of Polamalu with the SteelersThe Steelers traded up during 2003 NFL Draft to pick Troy Polamalu and Kevin Colbert has never m2014-02-11 07:36:162/9: Steel Curtain Rising- Super Bowl XIII Lombardi Trophy Presentation Videohttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/02/super-bowl-xiii-lombardi-video-steelers-trophy-rooney-bradshaw.html
You see a young Dick Enberg, but you see no custom designed on the field stage. No confetti. No preprinted Super Bowl Champion shirts or hats. But none of that diminishes what was and remains one of Steelers Nationâs crowning moments of glory.Through the magic of YouTube we can all relive the Lomb2014-02-09 06:37:121/16: Steel Curtain Rising- John Fox: Key Branch on the Unsung Chuck Noll Coaching Treehttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/01/chuck-noll-john-fox-coaching-tree-steelers-1989-secondary.html
Denver Broncos head coach John Fox stands poised to take his second team to a Super Bowl should he defeat Tom Brady and the Patriots in the AFC Championship game. And Should he prevail at Mile High, much will be said and written about Fox and Peyton Manning. Little will likely be said about John F2014-01-16 07:36:1310/13: Steel Curtain Rising- Steelers Nation Bids Farewell to LC Greenwood; The Steel Curtain Stands at Quarter Strengthhttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2013/10/lc-greenwood-steel-curtain-obituary-super-steelers.html
Pittsburgh was never always synonymous with âDefense.â Chuck Noll began to changing that in 1969.Noll inherited the 4th pick in the 1969 NFL draft thanks to Bill Austinâs âerrorâ in not allowing him to pick O.J. Simpson. The Emperor picked Joe Greene instead in the first round.Piece on2013-10-13 05:37:359/13: Steel Curtain Rising- Jarvis Jones Gives Steelers Nation A Sight for Sore Eyes - No. 95 Making Splash Plays Againhttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2013/09/steelers-jarvis-jones-95-lloyd-chris-johnson-titans.html
Sometimes error can lead to great fortune. Going into the 2013 NFL Draft, draft nicks knocked Jarvis Jones because he was a little slow.Gil Brandt, architect of the Dallas Doomesday Dynasty of the 1970âs didnât consider Jones a first round talent explaining, "I think he's one of those guys th2013-09-13 06:36:109/6: FootballPerspective.com- The Ebb and Flow of the NFL Passing Game Since 1932http://www.footballperspective.com/the-ebb-and-flow-of-the-nfl-passing-game-since-1932/
The game played by Peyton Manning and Joe Flacco last night bears little resemblance to the game Sammy Baugh played. Teams pass much more frequently and efficiently than ever before. And there are external effects, too: In 2011 and 2012, the average carry went for 4.3 yards, the first two years the 2013-09-06 00:36:318/29: Steel Curtain Rising- Steelers Ryan Clark Echos Jack Lambert and He is Right To...http://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2013/08/steelers-ryan-clark-jack-lambert-nfl-hypocrisy-qb-dresses.html
âQuarterbacks should wear dresses.â â Jack Lambert, early 1980âsâThey might as well just take us off the field and see how many points you can score on offense in 60 minutes.â â Ryan Clark, August 2013Ryan Clark might lack Lambertâs brevity, but his criticism of the NFL as equally2013-08-29 07:35:325/12: Steel Curtain Rising- Steelers Hall of Famer Jack Butler, 1927-2013http://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2013/05/steelers-jack-butler-obituary-blesto.html
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback and long time BLESTO Director Jack Butler has died after a long battle with a staph infection he received as the result of an artificial knee transplant.Butler was 85, and is survived by his wife and 15 grand children, and 8 children, including his2013-05-12 15:36:105/10: XN Sports- Ronde Barber Retires, Deserves Spot in the Hall of Famehttp://sportsjerks.net/2013/05/10/ronde-barber-retires-hall-of-fame/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ronde-barber-retires-hall-of-fame
Ronde Barber has decided to call it quits after sixteen years in the NFL. Itâs truly the end of an era for Buccaneer fans â the last link to the Super Bowl XXXVII championship team, Barberâs arrival in 1996 coincided with the retirement of the classic Creamsicle orange-and-white look and the m2013-05-10 15:36:1712/22: Stripe Hype- Would you really want to have it any other way?http://stripehype.com/2012/12/22/would-you-really-want-to-have-it-any-other-way/
&#160; &#160; Bengals-Steelers, for all the marblesâwell, the AFCâs sixth place marbles anyway. If there is one team that it would be most gratifying to see Cincinnati beat to get into the playoffs, it would be Pittsburgh. And this is Andy Daltonâs chance to make the leap into the upper echelo2012-12-22 12:35:236/18: Steel Curtain Rising- Watch the Steelers vs. the Raiders in the 1975 AFC Championshiphttp://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2012/06/steelers-raiders-1975-afc-championship.html
Missed seeing Bradshaw, Lambert, Franco, Greene, Swann, Blount and Stallworth in their primes?(Scroll down for the video.) Fortunately those you too young to remember or those who remember but were too young to appreciate get a second chance thanks to Dan Giglerâs Blog ân Gold over at the Post G2012-06-18 01:54:138/10: Steelers Chronicle- Pittsburgh Steelers By The Numbers: 41- 60http://www.rantsports.com/pittsburgh-steelers/2011/06/10/pittsburgh-steelers-by-the-numbers-41-60/
It&#8217;s that time again! Steelers Chronicle is bringing you the best Pittsburgh Steelers of all time to wear numbers 41-60, in case you missed them you can check out 00-20 and 21-40 by clicking on their respective links. Remember, this is all fairly subjective, especially when comparing players t2011-08-10 13:05:27